Orange-Caramel Sauce

Try this orange-flavored caramel sauce as a graceful finish to poached pears, profiteroles or frozen yogurt.

About 1 cup
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Active Time: 20 minutes |
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon water, divided

1/2 cup evaporated nonfat milk

1 tablespoon frozen orange-juice concentrate

Preparation

Combine sugar and salt with water in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Cook, without stirring, until it turns a deep amber color, 8 to 10 minutes. Do not burn. Remove from the heat and carefully swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon water to stop the cooking; be careful, it will spatter.

Cool 2 minutes, then gradually stir in evaporated milk. Return pan to very low heat and stir to dissolve the caramel; the mixture must not boil. Remove from the heat and stir in orange-juice concentrate.